The religious origins of American freedom and equality : a response to John Rawls /

The Religious Origins of American Freedom and Equality provides a compelling contribution to the discussion of the separation of church and state. Showing how the principles of freedom and equality on which separation is based have a religious origin, this book provides a vivid alternative to the co...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Peddle, David, 1965-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland. : Lexington Books, 2014.
Temas:
Liberty.
Liberty > Religious aspects.
Equality > United States.
Equality > Religious aspects.
Church and state > United States.
Freedom of religion > United States.
Liberté.
Liberté > Aspect religieux.
Égalité (Sociologie) > Aspect religieux.
Église et État > États-Unis.
Liberté religieuse > États-Unis.
freedom.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Church and state
Equality
Equality > Religious aspects
Freedom of religion
Liberty
Liberty > Religious aspects
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : the hermeneutics of church and state
  • Political liberalism and the Supreme Court : religious liberty and the wall of separation metaphor
  • Intimations of modernity in the thought of John Calvin
  • Covenant, communion and awakening : Puritanism and the theological roots of American liberalism
  • Conclusion : the problem of objectivity and the question of translation
  • Greenawalt in the twilight.

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